Nonprofit · EIN 95-2877177
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
Also known as 2504 OCEANO FIVE CITIES
Tax-exempt · OCEANO, CA 93475
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $813,058 | $518,702 | $294,356 | $970,954 | $172,890 | $798,064 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $723,696 | $653,795 | $69,901 | $691,134 | $187,426 | $503,708 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $552,809 | $579,299 | -$26,490 | $614,927 | $181,121 | $433,806 |
| March 31, 2022 | 990 | $826,011 | $969,993 | -$143,982 | $688,791 | $120,945 | $567,846 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $309,551
- Membership dues
- $217,484
- Program service revenue
- $58,032
- Investment income
- $6,641
- Net rental income
- $247,686
- Net income from gaming
- $23,547
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,161
- Other revenue
- $438,834
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $133,292
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $145,398
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,093
- Occupancy
- $31,538
- Depreciation
- $14,328
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $691,134
- Total assets, end of year
- $970,954
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $172,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $798,064
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $256,356
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $544,203
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $253,861
- Gross unrelated business income
- $181
- Gross receipts
- $1,805,587
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN MARIE TAYLOR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KRISTI DUPLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TONYA MORENO | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GUSTAVO AHUMADA | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT BUCHHOLZ | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AME QUINONEZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANA PRATT | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WELBOURN | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KEITH SANDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HAAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON GOETZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN MARIE TAYLOR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KRISTI DUPLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MAE WELBOURN | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID ADAMS | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAY DUPLER | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON RITTER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANA PRATT | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HAAS | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KEITH SANDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY FIELDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON GOETZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN MARIE TAYLOR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KRISTI DUPLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MAE WELBOURN | LEADING KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GREG SCHLITZ | LOYAL KNIGHT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID ADAMS | LECTURING KNIGH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON RITTER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANA PRATT | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HAAS | EXALTED RULER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| BETHANY GILSTRAP | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY FIELDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON GOETZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2022: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY GIBBS | Treasurer Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JAYLENE CALMENSON | Secretary Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KRISTI DUPLER | EXALTED RULER Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 476, OCEANO, CA 93475-0476
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KATHLEEN WELBOURN, PO BOX 476, OCEANO, CA 93475
- Signed the 990
- JASON GOETZ, Trustee
- Phone
- (805) 489-2504
- Website
- WWW.ELKSLODGE2504.COM
- Return prepared by
- Perry Bunch & Johnston CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2877177 or by the name BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATES UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2877177
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1156: BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $970,954
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,805,587
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $813,058 | $518,702 | $970,954 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $723,696 | $653,795 | $691,134 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $552,809 | $579,299 | $614,927 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $453,698 | $561,248 | $614,472 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $826,011 | $969,993 | $688,791 | XML |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2877177).
Questions about BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA
- What is the EIN of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA is 95-2877177.
- Is BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1951.
- Which annual return does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names KATHLEEN WELBOURN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $813,058, expenses of $518,702 and total assets of $970,954 at year end.
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